Senior Engineer, Power Engineer
Brightspeed
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Designing and reviewing DC power systems for Central Office and Core locations, including rectifiers, batteries, BDFB’s, PBD’s, distribution panels, inverters, automatic and manual generator transfer switches, grounding, fused, and unfused cabling)
- Preparing and maintaining detailed engineering documentation—drawings, load calculations, and material specifications
- Evaluating and standardizing power equipment and configurations for reliability and compliance
- Collaborating with transport, OLT, and implementation teams to align project schedules
- Supporting installation and commissioning of power systems, including site reviews, troubleshooting, and test verification
- Ensuring adherence to Brightspeed standards, Telcordia GR-513, NEC, and applicable safety and compliance codes
- Tracking power capacity, utilization, and redundancy to support network growth
- Conducting preventive maintenance programs and power audits
- Providing input to RFPs, vendor evaluations, and technology pilots for DC power modernization efforts
- Conducting load analysis, redundancy planning, and capacity forecasting to meet future network demands as required to ensure sufficient backup power
- Ensuring designs comply with industry standards, manufacturer specifications, Brightspeed method and procedures and technical publications (to include but not limited to installation guidelines, drawing standards, grounding standards, engineering standards)
- Defining technical specifications and design criteria for procurement of major and minor materials
- Collaborating with external contract engineers and internal Brightspeed team such as planning, core engineers, real estate facility managers, and project managers to integrate DC power systems into overall network design
- Reviewing vendor proposals and evaluate equipment suitability
- Requisitioning materials for procurement, track vendor purchase orders, resolving issues and escalating materials for the needs of our customers
- Providing technical guidance during installation and commissioning phases
- Conducting site surveys and audits, ensuring contractor quality and compliance
- Recommending design improvements to enhance reliability, efficiency, and energy savings
- Transporting channel mapping, circuit design planning and provisioning of transport/ethernet circuits
Requirements
- Ideal candidate located in the North region (WI, MI, IL, IN, OH, MO)
- Associate degree or equivalent education in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years of experience designing DC power systems in telecommunications, engineering, network planning or equivalent
- Strong knowledge of -48V DC systems, rectifiers, batteries, grounding, and bonding
- Proficiency with one-line diagrams, load calculations, and design packages
- Familiarity with Telcordia, NEC, OSHA, and industry best practices.
- Knowledgeable and skilled in planning /engineering and reading technical construction drawings/documents
- Understanding of transport and router equipment/technologies and protocols, along with layer 2 and layer 3 ethernet and transport networking
- Product knowledge of Cisco and Nokia routers, Ciena and Fujitsu transport devices, Calix and Adtran access devices, localized power such as fuse panels and BDFB power bays, fiber management, and fiber optic modules
- Knowledgeable and some experience in systems/tools such as SAP, IQGeo, CO Power Database, WMS, Service Now, Armor, One Control for Ciena 6500, Netsmart 1500 for Fujitsu, TNMS for Infinera, Smartsheet and Microsoft Office
- Ability to work with Planning, Operations, Equipment Vendors, Contract resources, and all internal customers while maintaining budgets and assisting with forecasting budgets to proper implementation of project plans
- Strong project management skills for accurate tracking and progress reporting on projects
- Excellent analytical, documentation, and communication skills
- Familiarity with remote monitoring and alarm systems
Benefits
- competitive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- an employee assistance program
- a 401K plan with company match
- a host of voluntary benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
DC power systems designload calculationsone-line diagramsrectifiersbatteriesgroundingbondingtransport networkingcapacity forecastingpreventive maintenance
Soft skills
project managementanalytical skillsdocumentation skillscommunication skillscollaborationtroubleshootingvendor evaluationtechnical guidancedesign improvement recommendationsbudget forecasting
Certifications
Associate degree in Electrical EngineeringPower Systems Engineering